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Oral history of Irene Starkey
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Collection SummaryThis interview with Irene Starkey of Hibble Street, West Ryde took place on 10 November 1997. It is one of over 160 interviews conducted 1997-1999 to form Recording Ryde's Oral History Collection
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DescriptionIrene recalls details of her childhood in Victoria, her marriage and subsequent move to West Ryde. She talks of her service in the Army as a cook and the plant nursery she and her husband established. Her doctor commented "You'll never be happy till you've got some dirt to play with".
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SubjectsRecording Ryde's Oral History CollectionIrene A. Starkey, b.1916--InterviewsCut flowers--New South Wales--Ryde RegionNurseries (Horticulture)--New South Wales--Ryde RegionHibble Street (West Ryde, NSW)Starkey's Dairy (Eastwood, NSW)Kelly's Dairy (West Ryde, NSW)West Ryde (NSW)--HistoryWest Ryde (NSW)--Social life and customs--AnecdotesCollectionS
Irene A. Starkey, b.1916--InterviewsCut flowers--New South Wales--Ryde RegionNurseries (Horticulture)--New South Wales--Ryde RegionHibble Street (West Ryde, NSW)Starkey's Dairy (Eastwood, NSW)Kelly's Dairy (West Ryde, NSW)West Ryde (NSW)--HistoryWest Ryde (NSW)--Social life and customs--AnecdotesCollectionSOral history of Irene Starkey. Ryde History Hub, accessed 29/04/2026, https://historyhub.ryde.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/6372